Come together, right now - over meatballs (Baltimore Examiner) Today we sing Happy Birthday to Lucy Pompa. She is 89 years old, so naturally she took things easy over the weekend. She led only about 25 people from St. Leo's Roman Catholic Church, in Little Italy, in making 14,500 ravioli and 6,000 meatballs, and then they mixed all of this with 200 gallons of home-made sauce for the church's semi-annual spaghetti dinner fundraiser....more...In Baltimore, house party grows frustrated with Iraq (Baltimore Examiner) In his free fall from political favor, George W. Bush looks at his poll numbers, which resemble something thrown from the top of a building, and takes solace in one fact: The U.S. Congress's popularity is even lower than his....more... Meet 30 of the area's most talented people age 30 and under (The Daily Reflector) This year's 30 under 30 list spotlights men and women who have attained a significant position in their field, received an award for their work or achieved physical feats....more... English prof explores the social life of ink (PhysOrg) Imagine hundreds of people lined up at a department store in New York City, along with 50 police officers to prevent them from crashing the doors. What might cause such excitement? The new iPhone? An appearance by J.K. Rowling? Or perhaps the hottest new release for X-Box?...more... Remembering the Holocaust (Bowling Green Daily News) BROWNSVILLE ? Ann Klein has a hoarse voice and small build, but her story of survival ensured a commanding presence when she spoke Friday before several hundred students at Edmonson County High School....more... Me and my tattoo: Homage to the 1950s (BBC News) They're lurking underneath shirtsleeves and trousers all over the country. Tattoos are everywhere....more... Accounts of Gibbs contrast sharply (Fargo Forum) Some say he?s loving, a family man; others call him an awful liar Loving father. Rapist. Gentle giant. Murderer. Moe Gibbs has been called or accused of being all these things....more... The freedom of speech, and freedom not to listen (Baltimore Examiner) There's a sigh of relief waiting to be exhaled all along the broadcast dials today. Don Imus, banished from the airwaves last spring for racial toxicity, is reportedly coming back to the business. This will lighten the anxieties of all those who say provocative things into a microphone for a living, even as it infuriates those radio listeners who think Imus got what he deserved six months ago....more... October 16, 2007 Legals (Lassen County News) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT No. 2007F115 (Expires (08/15/12) First Filing The following person(s) is/are doing business as: EXTREME SIGNS AND FABRICATION, 463-310 Mooney Road, Westwood, CA 96137....more... |